Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

Author: Baidu, Inc. / 2023-07-23 22:16 / Source: Baidu, Inc.

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

BEIJING,Nov. 17,2020 -- Baidu,Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) ("Baidu" or the "Company"),a leading search engine,knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company,today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30,2020[1].

"Our revenue growth turned positive in the third quarter with many advertising verticals turning around,putting Baidu in a good position to further benefit from a recovery in the Chinese economy. The vibrant mobile ecosystem that Baidu has built in the last few years sets a strong foundation for us to grow our non-advertising business," said Robin Li,Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. "Our new AI businesses saw healthy growth in the third quarter,particularly from cloud,where we are differentiating with AI solutions."

"Our team executed in the third quarter with top line growth,resilient profitability and strong cash flow,a testament to the durability of Baidu's business,despite China experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 in July. Our focus on differentiating Baidu with open-platform,in-app search and new AI businesses has enabled Baidu Core's adjusted EBITDA margin to reach 46% in the third quarter," said Herman Yu,CFO of Baidu. "We also executed on our capital allocation strategy by selling down equity investments and continuing to execute on our share repurchase plan."

Financial Highlights

Baidu,Inc.

(In millions except per ADS,

unaudited)

2019

2020

YOY

QOQ

RMB

US$

Total revenues

28,080

26,034

28,232

4,158

Operating income

2,355

3,644

6,156

907

161%

69%

Operating income (non-GAAP)[2]

3,691

5,605

7,636

1,125

107%

36%

Net income (loss) to Baidu

(6,373)

3,579

13,678

2,015

282%

Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP)[2]

4,387

5,082

6,988

1,029

59%

38%

Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS

(18.37)

10.31

39.79

5.86

286%

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)[2]

12.61

14.73

20.35

3.00

61%

38%

Adjusted EBITDA[2]

5,116

7,015

9,073

1,336

77%

29%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

18%

27%

32%

Baidu Core

(In millions,unaudited)

2019

2020

YOY

QOQ

RMB

US$

Total revenues

21,010

18,926

21,379

3,149

13%

Operating income

5,191

4,966

7,404

1,090

43%

49%

Operating income (non-GAAP)[2]

6,224

6,482

8,505

1,253

37%

31%

Net income (loss) to Baidu Core

(4,287)

4,424

14,368

2,116

225%

Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP)[2]

6,310

5,656

7,486

1,103

19%

32%

Adjusted EBITDA [2]

7,525

7,771

9,822

1,447

31%

26%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

36%

41%

46%

[1]Unless otherwise noted,all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.7896 to US$1.00,the exchange rate in effect as of September 30,2020 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are provided solely for the convenience of the reader.

[2] Non-GAAP measures are defined in Non-GAAP Financial Measures section. Also see the table captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures" for more details.

Other Highlights

Corporate

Baidu received an ESG rating of BB from MSCI and an ESG risk score of 21.5 from Sustainalytics,reflecting the progress the Company has made through ESG policy changes and improved disclosure on corporate governance.

Baidu World was held virtually in September 2020 in partnership with CCTV,reaching an audience of over 60 million. This year's theme centered on the "Intelligence of Everything," highlighting how Baidu AI products and solutions can improve everyday life and empower enterprises and the public sector to do more and do better in the areas of cloud computing,smart transportation and autonomous driving.

Baidu entered into definitive agreements to raise financing for its Smart Living Group ("SLG") at a post-money valuation of approximately RMB 20 billion,or US$2.9 billion,in September 2020. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020,and Baidu is expected to be a super majority shareholder.

Baidu completed a bond offering of US$950 million in October 2020,consisting of US$650 million of 1.720% notes due 2026 and US$300 million of 2.375% notes due 2030,the proceeds from which are expected to be used to repay certain existing indebtedness.

Baidu returned US$596 million to shareholders in the third quarter of 2020,bringing the cumulative share repurchase over the last two years to approximately US$2.0 billion.

Mobile Ecosystem

Baidu App's daily active users ("DAUs") reached 206 million and its monthly active users ("MAUs") reached 544 million in September 2020.

The massive reach of Baidu App,along with other products in the Company's product portfolio,is attracting a wide range of knowledge and information-centric videos,including live and short videos. Topical live streaming,such as Wander Planet and Who to Support,grew eight folds sequentially.

Publishers are sharing more originals on Baijiahao ("BJH") accounts,to take advantage of Baidu's large scale and easy sharing of content across Baidu family of apps. BJH accounts reached 3.6 million,up 52% year over year,in September 2020.

App developers are adopting Baidu Smart Mini Programs ("SMPs") to provide users with native-app like experience on Baidu,without having to download the host apps. The number of SMPs grew three folds,and SMP monthly active users on Baidu App reached 355 million,up 22% year over year,in September 2020.

Site merchants are switching to Managed Page as the landing page for their search results to improve marketing effectiveness,resulting in Managed Page revenue reaching almost 1/3 of Baidu Core's online marketing services revenue in the third quarter of 2020.

DuerOS

DuerOS first-party monthly voice queries reached 2.7 billion,up 65% from last year,and DuerOS total monthly voice queries reached 5.3 billion in September 2020.

Xiaodu Smart Display ranked #1 in smart display shipments globally,and Xiaodu smart speakers ranked #1 in smart speaker shipments in China for the second quarter of 2020,according to market research firms IDC,Strategy Analytics and Canalys.

The DuerOS skills store,offering 4,300 skills in wide ranging genres,including education,video,online game and live streaming,is supported by a developer community of 45,000.

Xiaodu Smart Earphones was introduced in September 2020,allowing users to navigate DuerOS skills using its voice assistant and hear instant language translation. Xiaodu Smart Earphones broaden the use case of the Xiaodu voice assistant from home,auto and hotel to anywhere with mobile.

Cloud,AI Services & AI Platform

Baidu partners with Postal Savings Bank of China ("PSBC"),a top consumer bank in China with 40,000 branches nationwide,to provide Baidu AI PaaS,which can be trained to provide better credit risk management by leveraging Baidu's advanced AI capabilities,such as big data and natural language processing.

Baidu partners with the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Guiyang,a major national data center hub in China,to provide its AI PaaS platform that will be made available to the 400+ enterprises across 10 industries located in the economic development zone. Baidu's AI PaaS can help businesses improve their operations and do more through advanced AI,including deep learning,blockchain and computer vision,

Baidu's AI open platform built on Baidu Cloud offers over 270 AI capabilities,attracting a developer community of over 2 million.

Baidu Translate,an AI cloud service leveraging Baidu's advanced natural language processing,speech and vision processing technologies,supports over 200 languages and processes over 100 billion bites a day,attracting a developer community of 400,000.

Apollo

Baidu partners with the city of Guangzhou,Guangdong to provide smart transportation solutions to improve traffic efficiency,air pollution and road safety.

Apollo Go robotaxi is now opened to the public in Beijing,becoming the third city following Changsha,Hunan and Cangzhou,Hebei. Apollo Go rides may be ordered from Baidu Maps or Apollo Go app.

Baidu was granted China's first driverless test permit in Changsha.

iQIYI

iQIYI subscribers reached 104.8 million in September 2020,and membership revenue was up 7% year over year. iQIYI's large subscriber base further strengthens iQIYI's foundation to produce entertainment blockbuster originals.

Third Quarter 2020 Results

Total revenuesreached RMB 28.2billion ($4.16billion),increasing 1% year over year.

Revenue from Baidu Corereached RMB 21.4billion ($3.15billion),increasing 2% year over year. Online marketing revenue from Baidu Core was RMB 18.4 billion ($2.72 billion),which was basically flat from last year. Non-online marketing revenue from Baidu Core reached 2.9 billion ($434 million),increasing 14% year over year,primarily driven by the growth of cloud services.

Cost of revenueswas RMB 12.8billion ($1.89billion),decreasing22% year over year,primarily due to a decreasein content costs,traffic acquisition costs and costs of goods sold.

Selling,general and administrative expenseswere RMB 4.7billion ($692million),increasing1% year over year.

Research and development expenseswere RMB 4.6billion ($673million),decreasing 3% year over year.

Operating incomewas RMB 6.2 billion ($907million) and operating margin was 22%. Baidu Core operating income was RMB 7.4 billion ($1.09billion) and Baidu Core operating margin was 35%.

Non-GAAP operating incomewas RMB 7.6billion ($1.13billion),and non-GAAP operating margin was 27%. Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB 8.5billion ($1.25billion),and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 40%.

Total other incomewas RMB 8.9billion ($1.31billion),compared to total other loss of RMB 9.5 billion in Q3 2019. Total other income in Q3 2020 included fair value gain of RMB 9.0 billion from long-term investments.

Income tax expensewas RMB 1.6billion ($239million),compared to RMB 934million in Q3 2019.

Net income attributable to Baiduwas RMB 13.7billion ($2.02billion),and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 39.79($5.86). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 14.4billion ($2.12billion).

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baiduwas RMB 7.0billion ($1.03billion),and non-GAAP net margin was 25%. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS amounted to RMB 20.35 ($3.00). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 7.5billion ($1.10billion),and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 35%.

Adjusted EBITDAwas RMB 9.1billion ($1.34billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 32%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB 9.8billion ($1.45billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 46%.

As of September 30,2020,cash,cash equivalents,restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB 146.0billion ($21.50billion),and cash,restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB 138.5billion ($20.41billion). Free cash flow was RMB 6.3billion ($925million),and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB 8.3billion ($1.22billion).

For more information on the adoption of ASU 2019-02 beginning January 1,in accordance with the new accounting standard,please see explanation under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

Financial Guidance

For the fourth quarter of 2020,Baidu expects revenues to be between RMB 28.6 billion ($4.2 billion) and RMB 31.3 billion ($4.6 billion),representing a growth rate of -1% to 8% year over year,which assumes that Baidu Core revenue will grow between -1% and 10% year over year.

The above forecast reflects Baidu's current and preliminary view,which is subject to substantial uncertainty.

Conference Call Information

Baidu'smanagement will hold an earnings conference call at 8:15 PM on November 16,U.S. Eastern Time (9:15 AM on November 17,Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. Upon registering,you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers,Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID by email.

For pre-registration,please click http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/2876397. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "Baidu Q3 2020 Earnings Conference Call",where you may fill in your details for RSVP. If it requires you to enter a participant conference ID,please enter "2876397".

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time,you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s),Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email that you have received following your pre-registration.

Additionally,a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available athttp://ir.baidu.com.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until November 24,2020:

International:

+61 2 8199 0299

Passcode:

2876397

About Baidu

Baidu,Inc. is a leading search engine,knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company. The Company's mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU". Currently,ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.

Contacts

Investors Relations,Baidu,Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5992-8888

Email:ir@baidu.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things,the outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020,quotations from management in this announcement,as well as Baidu's and other parties' strategic and operational plans,contain forward-looking statements. Baidu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,in its annual report to shareholders,in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers,directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts,including but not limited to statements about Baidu's beliefs and expectations,are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement,including but not limited to the following: Baidu's growth strategies; its future business development,including development of new products and services; its ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese Internet search and newsfeed market; competition for online marketing customers; changes in the Company's revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of its revenues; the outcome of ongoing,or any future,litigation or arbitration,including those relating to intellectual property rights; the expected growth of the Chinese-language Internet search and newsfeed market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers,and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Baidu does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement,except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release,and Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information,except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Baidu's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP,Baidu uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss),non-GAAP operating margin,non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Baidu,non-GAAP net margin,non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS,adjusted EBITDA,adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results,such as operating performance excluding not only non-cash charges,but also other items that are infrequent or unusual in nature. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to Baidu's historical performance and liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company's results of operations.These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently,limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data.

Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses,amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations,disposal gain or loss,impairment of long-term investments,fair value change of long-term investments,adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu's share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items,amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees' books,accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests,and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per shares,adjusted for related income tax effects,are also excluded.

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu,which is adjusted for accretion for the redeemable non-controlling interests,by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation,and share-based compensation expenses.

Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Starting from January 1,Baidu adopted ASU 2019-02,Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials,which reclassifies cash outflows for costs incurred to acquire licensed contents from investing activities to operating activities. To increase comparability,2019 free cash flow has been retrospectively adjusted to include cash outflows of acquisition of licensed copyrights,which is presented on the same basis as 2020 and going forward.

For more information on non-GAAP financial measures,please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures."

Baidu,Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

(In millions except for share,per share (or ADS) information,unaudited)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

2019

2020

RMB

US$(2)

Revenues:

Online marketing services

20,434

17,688

20,201

2,975

Others

7,646

8,346

8,031

1,183

Total revenues

28,080

26,034

28,232

4,158

Costs and expenses:

Cost of revenues(1)

16,378

13,134

12,815

1,886

Selling,general and administrative(1)

4,657

4,417

4,700

692

Research and development(1)

4,690

4,839

4,561

673

Total costs and expenses

25,725

22,390

22,076

3,251

Operating income

2,355

3,644

6,156

907

Other income (loss):

Interest income

1,687

1,312

1,297

191

Interest expense

(788)

(820)

(755)

(111)

Foreign exchange income (loss),net

(271)

(40)

Gain (loss) from equity method investments

(729)

(1,732)

(546)

(80)

Other income (loss),net

(9,683)

1,551

9,169

1,351

Total other income (loss),net

(9,484)

366

8,894

1,311

Income (loss) before income taxes

(7,129)

4,010

15,050

2,218

Income tax expense

934

1,222

1,618

239

Net income (loss)

(8,063)

2,788

13,432

1,979

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1,690)

(791)

(246)

(36)

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

(6,373)

3,579

13,678

2,015

Earnings per ADS (1 Class A ordinary share equals 10 ADSs):

-Basic

(18.37)

10.34

40.21

5.92

-Diluted

(18.37)

10.31

39.79

5.86

Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:

-Basic

(183.74)

103.44

402.06

59.22

-Diluted

(183.74)

103.06

397.88

58.60

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:

Basic

34,793,154

34,377,658

33,982,547

33,547

Diluted

34,505,617

34,339,438

34,438

(1) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:

Cost of revenues

108

Selling,general and administrative

336

550

403

Research and development

810

1,188

930

137

Total share-based compensation expenses

1,216

1,846

1,414

209

(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB 6.7896 to US$1.00,the exchange rate in effect as of

September 30,2020 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Baidu,Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions except for share information,unaudited)

December 31,

2019

2020

RMB

US$

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

33,443

18,423

2,713

Restricted cash

996

669

Short-term investments

112,924

126,876

18,687

Accounts receivable,net

7,416

7,046

1,038

Amounts due from related parties

1,594

1,307

193

Other current assets,net

9,189

8,831

1,301

Total current assets

165,562

163,152

24,031

Non-current assets:

Fixed assets,net

18,311

17,154

2,527

Licensed copyrights,net

6,287

6,062

893

Intangible assets,net

1,600

2,033

299

Goodwill

18,250

21,776

3,207

Long-term investments,net

69,410

81,289

11,973

Amounts due from related parties

3,564

3,639

536

Deferred tax assets,net

2,193

804

118

Operating lease right-of-use assets

7,332

9,648

1,421

Produced content,net

4,355

5,517

813

Other non-current assets

4,452

3,668

540

Total non-current assets

135,754

151,590

22,327

Total assets

301,316

314,742

46,358

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Short-term loans

2,618

3,804

560

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

32,701

31,592

4,653

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

11,062

12,185

1,795

Deferred income

529

163

Long-term loans,current portion

737

7,506

1,106

Notes payable,current portion

5,219

Amounts due to related parties

2,231

1,747

257

Operating lease liabilities

2,283

4,636

683

Total current liabilities

57,380

61,633

9,078

Non-current liabilities:

Deferred income

Deferred revenue

1,009

609

Amounts due to related parties

3,846

3,689

543

Long-term loans

7,804

628

Notes payable

38,090

43,917

6,468

Convertible senior notes

12,297

12,307

1,813

Deferred tax liabilities

3,273

3,319

489

Operating lease liabilities

4,486

4,607

679

Other non-current liabilities

299

316

Total non-current liabilities

71,121

69,449

10,229

Total liabilities

128,501

131,082

19,307

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

1,109

1,248

184

Equity

Total Baidu shareholders' equity

163,599

176,291

25,965

Noncontrolling interests

8,107

6,121

902

Total equity

171,706

182,412

26,867

Total liabilities,redeemable noncontrolling

interests,and equity

301,358

Baidu,Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions except for per ADS information,unaudited)

Three months ended

September 30,2019 (RMB)

Three months ended

June 30,2020 (RMB)

Three months ended

September 30,2020 (US$)

Baidu

Core

iQIYI

Elim &

adj(2)

Baidu,

Inc.

Baidu

Core

iQIYI

Elim &

adj(2)

Baidu,

Inc.

Total revenues

21,010

7,397

(327)

28,080

18,926

7,412

(304)

26,034

21,379

7,188

(335)

28,232

3,149

1,059

(50)

4,158

YOY

(3%)

QOQ

13%

(3%)

Costs and expenses:

Cost of revenues (1)

8,502

8,176

(300)

16,378

6,555

6,834

(255)

13,134

6,728

6,363

(276)

12,815

991

937

(42)

1,886

Selling,general and administrative (1)

3,320

1,350

(13)

4,657

3,230

1,196

(9)

4,417

3,354

1,364

(18)

4,700

494

201

(3)

692

Research and development (1)

3,997

703

(10)

4,175

664

4,839

3,893

671

(3)

4,561

574

673

Total costs and expenses

15,819

10,229

(323)

25,725

13,960

8,694

(264)

22,390

13,975

8,398

(297)

22,076

2,059

1,237

(45)

3,251

YOY

Cost of revenues

(21%)

(22%)

Selling,general and administrative

Research and development

(3%)

(5%)

(3%)

Cost and expenses

(12%)

(18%)

(14%)

Operating income (loss)

5,191

(2,832)

(4)

2,355

4,966

(1,282)

(40)

3,644

7,404

(1,210)

(38)

6,156

1,090

(178)

(5)

907

YOY

43%

(57%)

161%

QOQ

49%

(6%)

69%

Operating margin

25%

(38%)

26%

(17%)

14%

35%

(17%)

22%

Add: total other income (loss),net

(8,657)

(827)

(9,484)

507

(141)

366

8,827

8,894

1,301

1,311

Less: income tax expense

918

934

1,206

1,599

1,618

236

239

Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI

(97)

(1,606)

(1,690)

(157)

(637)

(3)

(791)

264

(523)

(3)

(246)

(77)

(3)

(36)

Net income(loss) attributable to Baidu

(4,287)

(3,688)

1,602

(6,373)

4,424

(1,442)

597

3,579

14,368

(1,175)

485

13,116

(173)

2,015

YOY

(68%)

QOQ

225%

(19%)

282%

Net margin

(20%)

(50%)

(23%)

23%

(19%)

14%

67%

(16%)

48%

Non-GAAP financial measures:

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

6,224

(2,529)

3,691

6,482

(837)

5,605

8,505

(831)

7,636

1,253

(123)

1,125

YOY

37%

(67%)

107%

QOQ

31%

(1%)

36%

Operating margin (non-GAAP)

30%

(34%)

13%

34%

(11%)

22%

40%

(12%)

27%

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)

6,310

(3,394)

4,387

5,656

(956)

5,082

7,486

(830)

6,988

1,103

(123)

1,029

YOY

19%

(76%)

59%

QOQ

32%

(13%)

38%

Net margin (non-GAAP)

30%

(46%)

16%

30%

(13%)

20%

35%

(12%)

25%

Adjusted EBITDA

7,525

(2,405)

5,116

7,771

(716)

7,015

9,822

(711)

9,073

1,447

(106)

1,336

YOY

31%

(70%)

77%

QOQ

26%

(1%)

29%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

36%

(33%)

18%

41%

(10%)

27%

46%

(10%)

32%

(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:

Cost of revenues

108

Selling,general and administrative

207

129

336

331

219

550

187

216

403

Research and development

749

810

1,102

1,188

846

930

125

137

Total share-based compensation

981

235

1,482

364

1,062

352

1,414

157

209

(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments

(3) Relates to the net loss attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests

Baidu,Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions,unaudited)

Three months ended

September 30,2019 (RMB)

June 30,2020 (RMB)

September 30,2020 (US$)

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

Baidu,

Inc.

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

Baidu,

Inc.

Net cash provided by (used in) operating

activities

8,508

293

8,801

9,547

(1,358)

8,189

9,716

(1,929)

7,787

1,431

(284)

1,147

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(11,960)

(922)

(12,882)

(8,854)

1,144

(7,710)

(6,576)

343

(6,233)

(969)

(918)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(1,903)

(160)

(2,063)

(2,211)

823

(1,388)

(4,387)

238

(4,149)

(646)

(611)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,cash

equivalents and restricted cash

122

258

380

(10)

(77)

(113)

(190)

(11)

(17)

(28)

Net increase (decrease) in cash,cash

equivalents and restricted cash

(5,233)

(531)

(5,764)

(1,492)

599

(893)

(1,324)

(1,461)

(2,785)

(195)

(215)

(410)

Cash,cash equivalents and restricted cash

At beginning of period

15,315

7,624

22,939

18,089

4,681

22,770

16,597

5,280

21,877

2,444

778

3,222

At end of period

10,082

7,093

17,175

16,877

15,273

3,819

19,092

2,249

563

2,812

Net cash provided by (used in) operating

activities

8,147

Less: Capital expenditures

(1,031)

(181)

(1,212)

(797)

(57)

(854)

(1,417)

(90)

(1,507)

(209)

(13)

(222)

Less: Acquisition of licensed copyrights(1)

(50)

(2,689)

(2,739)

Free cash flow

7,427

(2,577)

4,850

8,750

(1,415)

7,335

8,299

(2,019)

6,280

1,222

(297)

925

Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu,Inc. minus iQIYI's consolidated cash flows.

(1) Starting from January 1,which reclassifies cash outflows

for costs incurred to acquire licensed contents from investing activities to operating activities. To increase comparability,2019 non-GAAP measure of free cash flow has been retrospectively

adjusted to include cash outflows of acquisition of licensed copyrights,which is presented on the same basis as 2020 and going forward.

Free cash flow,previously reported

7,477

112

7,589

8,750

1,290

10,040

8,299

385

8,684

1,222

1,279

Less: Acquisition of licensed copyrights

(50)

(2,739)

(2,705)

(2,404)

(354)

Free cash flow,revised

7,222

(297)

925

Baidu,Inc.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures

(In millions except for ADS and per ADS information,2020 (US$)

Baidu

Core

iQIYI

Baidu,

Inc.

Baidu

Core

iQIYI

Baidu,

Inc.

Operating income (loss)

5,832)

2,282)

3,210)

6,090

(178)

907

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

981

235

1,482

364

1,062

352

1,414

157

209

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

120

115

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

6,529)

3,482

(837)

5,505

(831)

7,253

(123)

1,125

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

1,301

124

1,425

1,289

121

1,410

1,317

120

1,437

194

211

Adjusted EBITDA

7,405)

5,771

(716)

7,822

(711)

9,447

(106)

1,336

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

(4,688)

(6,442)

3,175)

13,116

(173)

2,015

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

974

235

1,106

1,473

364

1,676

1,056

352

1,252

156

184

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)(3)

Add: Disposal loss (gain)(3)(4)

453

(5)

(1)

Add: Impairment of long-term investments(3)

8,023

752

779

Add: Fair value loss (gain) of long-term investments(3)

745

(2,535)

(8,464)

(33)

(8,483)

(1,247)

(5)

(1,249)

Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)

834

839

1,070

1,075

500

502

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)

6,394)

4,656

(956)

5,486

(830)

6,103

(123)

1,029

Diluted earnings per ADS

(18.37)

10.31

39.79

5.86

Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests

0.06

0.07

0.04

0.01

Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS

30.92

4.35

(19.48)

(2.87)

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)

12.61

14.73

20.35

3.00

(1) This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.

(2) This represents Baidu's share of equity method investments for other non-GAAP reconciling items,amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee's books,accretion of their

redeemable noncontrolling interests,adjusted for related income tax effects.

(3) Net of related tax impact

(4) Includes re-measurement gain or loss of previous held equity interest in the acquisition